Post Tagged with: "2012 US Open"
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Roddick eliminates Fognini, plays Del Potro next at US Open
2003 US Open champion Andy Roddick advanced into the round of last 16 at Flushing Meadows with a 7-5 7-6 (1) 4-6 6-4 victory over Italy’s Fabio Fognini. The American former world no.1, who announced this week that he will be retiring from tennis after this year’s US Open, was [...] -
Del Potro Sails into the Round of 16 in New York
2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro is one step closer to repeating history after defeating countryman Leonardo Mayer in straight sets. The Argentine, who turns 24 in a few weeks, has been mounting a successful comeback to the top of the men’s game following a serious wrist injury. [...] -
Djokovic dismisses Benneteau in straight sets at Flushing Meadows
Novak Djokovic moved through to the fourth round of the US Open with a straight forward win over France’s Julien Benneteau. Djokovic hit 41 winners and just 12 unforced errors in a dominant 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory. While the score wasn’t quite as one sided as Djokovic’s first two rounds [...] -
Rising Stars Shine at the 2012 US Open
“She’s an incredible athlete, which you clearly need in this sport. We’re looking, potentially, at the next superstar in the women’s game. She loves it, and she’s getting better each month you see her.” John McEnroe, a 1980s superstar and now an ESPN analyst, lavished this praise on Sloane [...] -
Berdych ousts Querrey for a place in the US Open fourth round
6th seeded Tomas Berdych ended American Sam Querrey’s run at the Flushing Meadows as he defeated him 6-7 (6) 6-4 6-3 6-2 in 3 hours and 16 minutes. With both players holding their serves with confidence at the start of the match, the first set was to be decided in [...] -
Match Preview: Victoria Azarenka vs Anna Tatishvili 2012 US Open
Victoria Azarenka is the number one seed at this year’s US Open. The point merits repeating, because few pundits place her as the absolute favourite for the title. That would be the mighty Serna Williams, who many think is unstoppable in her quest for a 15th Grand Slam title.However, we [...] -
Kerber through to last 16 at US Open, plays Errani next
Angelique Kerber’s remarkable 2012 continued as she made the last 16 of the US Open on Saturday, dispatching Belarusian Olga Govortsova 6-1 6-2 in just 56 minutes. While Govortsova did herself no favours by committing 29 unforced errors, Kerber deserves credit for playing steadily and consistently. She won 6 of [...] -
Raonic beats Blake and faces Murray in fourth round of US Open
Fifteenth seed Milos Raonic storms past James Blake in a three-setter and sets up a fourth round US Open match against Olympic champion Murray. Rising star Raonic humbled experienced American Blake in straight sets. Former number four Blake reached two US Open quarterfinals when he was at his prime, but [...] -
2012 US Open Day 7: Five Matches To Watch
The fourth round of the women’s tournament begins and the men continue to battle in third round encounters. These are my top five picks for today. [19] Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER) vs [9] John Isner (USA) Arthur Ashe Stadium (H2H John Isner 3-0) No.1 American John Isner finally gets scheduled for the [...] -
Errani storms into the fourth round of US Open
Sara Errani charged into the fourth round of the US Open with a crushing 6-1 6-1 defeat of Olga Puchkova on Saturday. The Italian was just too steady for her Russian opponent, making only 7 unforced errors during her 59-minute victory. The result means that Errani, ranked 10th in the [...] -
Serena Williams eases into last 16 of US Open, Kirilenko out
Serena Williams continues her Grand Slam winning streak with a smooth third round US Open victory. Unseeded Andrea Hlavackova makes a comeback to eliminate Maria Kirilenko. As expected, unseeded Russian Ekaterina Makarova was unable to prevent fourth seed Williams staying in competition for her fourth Flushing Meadows title. The course [...] -
Federer defeats Verdasco to advance into last 16 at US Open
World no.1 Roger Federer made light work of the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco as he crushed him in the third round of the 2012 US Open, winning 6-3 6-4 6-4 after 2 hours and 2 minutes of play at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Five time champion Federer broke [...] -
Cilic ousts Nishikori, Almagro defeats Sock in third round of US Open
Seeded players Marin Cilic and Nicolas Almagro advance into the last sixteen at 2012 US Open after beating Nishikori and Sock in four-setters. Twelfth seeded Cilic has improved on his last US Open result as he proceeded into the fourth round after defeating seventeenth-seeded Japanese Kei Nishikori. The 23-years old [...]
